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' No. 78,851. Patented-June 9, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN p i Be it known that I, FRANCIS H. WILLIAMS, of Syracuse, 1n the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improveinentson Safes and Vaults; and I do hereby declare'that the following is a'full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

making part of this'specification, in which- Figure 1 is. a perspective view ofa safe having my improvements applied to it.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section through the safe-door and frame, the door being closed and bolted. Figuro3 is a view of the inside of the safe-door and'frame. v Figures 4 are perspective views of the hinges used in conjunction with my improved safe-door. Similarletters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several figures.

Thisinvention relates to certainnovel improvements on safes or vaults which, are designed for the repository of valuable articles. It consists primarily in fitting the doorof a safe or vault into the frame or jamb thereof, by means of acutestepped-edges, in such rnanner that the doorshall beroquired to move bodily and squarely from its seat a certain distance before it is allowed to swing open upon its hinges; and in applying hinges to a door which is hung in the aforesaid manner, sothat these hinges will allow it to be moved in 'a' straightiline, as well as toswing about an axis, and also afi'ord'it a good support, whether open or shut, as will he hereinafter/described. I v y g To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I willdescribe its construction and operation. In the accompanying drawings, A represents the door of a safe or vault, which is constructed of the form of the frustum of a pyramid, with stepped edges, 7a 2', adapted tofit snugly against corresponding steppedjedges, h 2", which surround the jambofthe door, as shown in fig. 2. v i v i v Thelabutting snrfaces,iz'-', of the door and its jamb are all made to fit snugly when the door is closed. This is also thcfact with regard to the bevcllcd surfaces, h and h, which, with the surfaces ii, forln acute angles or steps. These steps' may vary in size and number, as may be required'and they may he made more or less acute, as circumstances require.

The surfaces 2' i of the steps are perpendicular to the plane of the external surface of the front plate D,

and are thus made for the purpose of preventing the'door Afrom being swung open and shut in the usual manner. To open or close-this door A, it will be'necessary to movo .it'squarely outward until theangies of its steps will clear those upon the jainb, whenit-"may be'swung back upon its hinges. Similar movements, are Y l t .1

requ'iredto shut the door. 3 v p C V r v The ordinary safe-door hinges will not answer-for my improv cdndoor, for the reason that such hinges allow but a single vibrating movement. I therefore employ hinges, each one ofwhich has two leaves, I; b, pivoted to' lugs, a a, upon the safe-frame and its door, and jointed by a pin,.c, as shown-in figs. 1,2, and 4. The pin cof each hinge may be made ronioi'able, so that when"- the door Ais shut and fastened the hinges can be: made to lie closely to the'safe, as shown in-figs. 4.

These compound hinges will allow the door A to he moved squarely'and bodily toward and from itsseat 'or jamh, and they will also allow the door to swing or vibrate when released from-itsframe or jainb. l

Surrounding the opening or entrance into the safe, and upon the outer surface of'the front plate or wall of the safe, is a head, 13, which may be nadeof a half-round form, as shown in figs. 1 andL2. This-bead is arranged close to the edge of the door A, when this door is shut, as shown in fig. 2, and not only afl'ords-a close joint around the door, but also serves, in conjunction with the rounded external edge of the door, to prevent the successful use of a wedge or crow-bar in an attempt to prise open the door. t i

' As a means for fastening n safe-door whiehis cnnstructedfso as to open and shut, as above described, I employ four bolts, E E, upon the inner end ofa rocking-bar, O, which bar passes through the centre of the door A, and is constructed with a shoulder at p, for preventing it from being driven inward. These bolts,'E, radiate from the axis of their bar, 0, and arc-arranged at regular distances apart, so that when in the position shown 1n fig. 3, they 'will fasten the door at ltsfounsides, and when turned, ae'inQicatell in dotted lines in fig. 3, they will allow the door to be opened. -I'have not showh tLlocking-device :ipplied togthe bolts E,-for the 'ronson that any well-known locking-device, which is adapted for a. rocking-her, C w ill answer this purpose. 4 7

Having describedmy invention, what I cloiul as new, and desire to seonre byLetters Patent, is

1. So constructing land hinglng the safe-door A, and fitting it into the frame 1), thatthis door shall be allowed to-move'botlily and eq'unrely up to and from its seat without being x ototed within the door-cnsing snbatontially. as described. v

2. Fitting the doonA to its frame D, by means of a'oute-angulap stepped faces h h'-a' i'Qsuhstdntially a;

3 Providingv the double-leaf hinget; b]; with o removable pintle, 0, when such hinges areappliod upon the door of a safe or-vanlt, substantially as and for the purposes described. v v V FRANCIS H; WILLIAMS.

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